In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 552 [Work, Golden Crow Emperor!]

To achieve immortality, one must first court death. This is a profound truth of the universe. If you can't die from courting death, you must court death.

The premise is that you don't actually die, otherwise, you'll become a laughingstock for eternity, just like the Green Emperor.

"To die but not stiffen, to pursue that mysterious state of being neither alive nor dead. When facing a desperate situation, there is no need to be afraid or panicked. As long as you are not completely dead, life will always find its own way out."

"Believe in your physical body and your spirit. Life is the greatest miracle in the universe, carrying the hopes of our ancestors and the blessings of God."

Lin Xian spoke eloquently, explaining that it was neither a profound and mysterious immortal scripture nor an invincible imperial technique, but rather a path leading to the most fundamental and simple pursuit of survival and truth.

The Wheel of Life in the Sea of ​​Suffering is the foundation of cultivators and the place where all things are born and originate. Ordinary people give birth to children, while Taoists give birth to themselves.

Nirvana, or transformation, refers to the flawless and crystalline state of the wheel of life, like pure yang, as if newly born.

"The sea of ​​suffering submerges the wheel of life, so one must transcend the sea of ​​suffering and reach the other shore. This is truly the concept of the Daoist lineage."

The young Emperor Jun seemed to be deep in thought, recalling his struggle to repair Sendai. His body instinctively sought survival, and combined with his indomitable will, he ultimately forged immortality and achieved the ultimate leap.

However, it seems like something is missing in the middle.

Heroes abound throughout the world, and many outstanding individuals possess great perseverance and unwavering determination. Why then do they not live out their second life, with only a few exceptions?

There must be other factors at play; the will to survive is a necessary condition, not a sufficient one.

"If one is a vigorous young man with abundant blood and energy, the body's will to survive can hold on, and if the primordial spirit can hold on, there is a way to recover."

The young Emperor Jun narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively, "But when a cultivator reaches old age, his blood and energy decline, and his lifespan is over, how does he survive?"

"You can see the grass and trees wither and flourish again, and the old willow tree sprouts new buds after being struck by lightning." Lin Xian smiled slightly, and a seed of the Qilin Divine Medicine appeared in his hand. He said leisurely, "The medicine of immortality has existed since ancient times, precisely because no matter what great calamity they encounter, they can be reborn and reincarnated."

The purple Qilin floated in the void, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The originally withered seed, under the careful cultivation of the Heavenly Court, became incredibly saturated and was almost about to sprout new branches.

The divine medicine seemed to possess a spirit, as if it were a real life, attracting everyone's attention. They all looked at it with burning eyes, wishing they could get closer and absorb some of its divine aura.

"The Elixir of Immortality!" The young Emperor Jun was shaken. Back then, he had been desperately seeking the Kunlun Elixir of Immortality, but to no avail. Yet the Heavenly Court casually produced a seed of a divine herb. It was truly a profound organization, unlike a new one.

"A grain of sand contains a world, a blade of grass contains a paradise." Lin Xian said meaningfully, "In the mortal world, everyone is actually an elixir of immortality, with some immortal life substance within them."

“The powerful have more of this substance, while the weak have relatively less. It is like precious gems hidden in the body of every living being.”

"Practitioners continuously strengthen themselves through cultivation, and as this substance gradually increases, their lifespan is extended."

"However, ordinary cultivators do not know how to refine life matter, nor do they know how to extract the essence of longevity from it. When their cultivation level stagnates and they can no longer contain more life matter, the day their life matter is exhausted is the day they pass away. It is pitiful and lamentable."

“Even the most powerful ones plunder their life essence to prolong their own lives, unaware that my nature is self-sufficient and I do not need to seek anything from outside.”

"The human body has its own great medicine; its very nature is the elixir of immortality. One can seek longevity in stillness and movement; why bother ascending to the heavens?"

With a whoosh, as if a chaotic divine thunder had exploded in the ears of the Golden Crow Demon Emperor, this man who had lived a second life suddenly saw the light. He struggled between life and death, exerted all his strength, and with a final leap, achieved a nirvana transformation.

However, he was a pragmatist, groping in the dark, taking one step at a time. His exploration of the methods of immortality only scratched the surface, and his understanding of becoming an immortal was superficial, knowing only the "what" but not the "why," unable to see the big picture.

However, Lord Lin is a theorist. Standing on the beacon of light, he looks down on the long road to immortality. Although he has not achieved anything, no one can match his ability to talk nonsense. In terms of verbal sparring, he may not lose to the Celestial Kings of the Nine Heavens.

A true word is passed on, and a thousand volumes of books are falsely passed on.

Lin Xian spoke frankly and clearly, but everyone in the Daoist temple frowned deeply. Even the imperial princes couldn't understand it. People can't imagine things they haven't seen before.

Only the Golden Crow Demon Emperor, who had truly perused countless volumes of Taoist scriptures, suddenly grasped that one profound truth.

"So that's how it is! That's how it is!"

The young Emperor Jun's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he eagerly asked, "May I ask, Holy Lord, how does one cultivate the Golden Core Path?"

"Flawless and immaculate, born a holy spirit." Lin Xian mentioned it casually, then changed the subject and spoke of the Nine Great Daos of the Holy Body, the Great Art of Creation.

The saints listening to the lecture were immediately delighted. What Saint Master Lin had just said about immortality and nirvana was truly profound and mysterious, beyond their level of understanding. At least a Great Saint or Quasi-Emperor would be able to comprehend even a fraction of it.

On the contrary, the secret method for rebuilding the Holy Body and the path to the heavens can enable them to reach a higher level and have the hope of advancing to the level of Holy King.

Inside the Tianxuan Dojo, all was peaceful, except for the Golden Crow Demon Emperor, whose expression froze, looking as ugly as if he had eaten a dead child.

It's really annoying to only say half of what you mean; what's next? There's nothing there.

Those who cut off chapters deserve a terrible death!
The young Emperor Jun was filled with resentment, but he dared not show it due to his status, so he could only follow a group of sages to learn the method of creating the heavens.

For a quasi-emperor, this thing is as simple as addition and subtraction for a primary school student. Mastering this kind of thing brings the Golden Crow Demon Emperor no sense of accomplishment whatsoever.

Fortunately, Immortal Kaitian Falin stopped midway through his sermon, causing the saints listening to look on anxiously. Some cultivators from the Divine Ape Clan even scratched their heads and couldn't help but stand up to ask, "Teacher, why don't you continue?"

Lin Xian smiled without saying a word. The Dharma should not be passed on lightly, and the Dao should not be sold cheaply. The Tianxuan branch that he opened in the starry sky was full of saints and saint kings who came to join him. The few Dao Slayers who came occasionally only looked like teenagers, but were actually old cucumbers over a hundred years old.

Such disciples are at most outer disciples, unlike the direct descendants cultivated by Beidou Tianxuan from childhood. Their loyalty is highly questionable, so it is impossible for them to pass on a cultivation technique. They must be tested.

Under the earnest pleas of the saints, Lin Xian slowly spoke: "This Heaven-Opening Method was originally a method passed down to the Holy Body Clan. Considering that you are disciples of Tianxuan, it is already a great favor to have been given half a scroll. As for the remaining half scroll, you will have to find it yourselves."

"How do we find the second half of the book? We beg the teacher's mercy to give us some guidance." A group of saints pleaded with longing eyes. The most painful thing in the world is to see hope, and then have that hope shattered, and fall into despair.

"The Tianxuan Holy Land and the Holy Body Clan are both subordinate to the Heavenly Court and have a deep historical connection."

Lin Xian smiled slightly and said, "You can take up positions in the Heavenly Court, be registered in the divine register, accumulate merit, and exchange them for secret techniques in the future."

"May I ask, Master, how much merit do you possess?" an old sage from the White Tiger Clan asked cautiously.

"Monthly salary of three thousand Heavenly Emperor Coins." Lin Xian coughed lightly and said, "Turn left after you leave and go report to Black Emperor."

The sages immediately began to discuss among themselves. Heavenly Emperor Coins again! The Heavenly Court was truly greedy for money, as if having Heavenly Emperor Coins could buy anything. "May I ask the Holy Lord, can Heavenly Emperor Coins be exchanged for anything in the Heavenly Court?"

The young Emperor Jun raised his hand high, his eyes shining, and asked with his head held high, "Is the Golden Core Immortal Path also among the Heavenly Court's cultivation methods?"

"not only that."

Lin Xian smiled gently and said slowly, "The Heavenly Court will open a Merit Ranking. You can exchange for Emperor Scriptures and Immortal Scriptures. In addition, you can also exchange for Golden Pills produced by the Eight Views Palace, Gene Evolution Fluid from the Eternal Starfield, and Immortal Liquid from the Dao Venerable Ancient Well."

These words immediately caused an uproar among the saints, most of whom were cultivators from all races who had come towards the Dao Venerable's Ancient Well.

However, after witnessing the majesty of the Heavenly Court in suppressing the Quasi-Emperor, they felt their chances of winning were slim and withdrew from the scene. Unexpectedly, they found hope here.

"not only that."

Holding the Qilin Divine Medicine Seed, Lin Xian said meaningfully, "The Heavenly Court possesses more than one kind of immortality elixir, which matures once every four or five thousand years. If any of you have made outstanding contributions and have sufficient qualifications, you can exchange for an immortality elixir."

These words instantly ignited the entire audience. The saints of all races who could embark on the ancient starry road were still relatively young, and they would not die of old age in five thousand years, so there was still a glimmer of hope.

Although everyone knew that Lord Lin was just making empty promises, the promises were so big and round that it made one want to take a few bites.

"Imperial scriptures, immortal elixir, divine medicine—the Heavenly Court is truly magnificent."

The Golden Crow Demon Emperor muttered to himself, "If he were to take out these things, even selling the entire Golden Crow Clan wouldn't be enough to raise the money."

Things that were unattainable back then are now openly priced here, which is both laughable and pathetic.

However, this also made Di Jun curious about the origins of Lin Xian and even the Heavenly Court, as this was definitely not a new organization.

Over the next few years, the young Emperor Jun collected various intelligence reports, piecing together a vague truth from one rumor after another and one unofficial history after another.

"Ye Fan is actually the reincarnation of the legendary Emperor. The Emperor has recognized him as a disciple of the Emperor. No wonder he was able to retrieve the Green Cauldron from Kunlun Mountain."

Old Golden Crow Emperor Jun felt relieved, but he became curious about Lin Xian's identity again. A Great Sage who could speak of the Dao of Nirvana didn't seem like a young man at all.

It's very likely that, like him, he has lived a second life, appearing youthful and like a teenager, but at his core, he is a monster who has lived for countless millennia.

Xiao Nannan is a Ruthless Dao Fruit cultivator, and Ye Fan is the reincarnation of an Emperor Venerable. Both are renowned figures. There's no reason why Lin Xian would be so simple.

The old Golden Crow disguised himself as a young man, posing as a devout Golden Crow Saint who was studying Taoism. He wandered around Tianxuan, calling on friends and making friends with many saints.

When he met Lin Xian, he addressed him as "Holy Lord"; when he met Ye Fan, he addressed him as "Your Majesty." He idled away his days, treating the gods of the God Organization, the Heavenly General Guan Cheng of the Southern Heavenly Gate, and the Black Emperor Dragon Horse as friends, while secretly gathering intelligence.

Finally, at a banquet, the Black Emperor got drunk and carelessly let slip that Lin Xian was likely of Immortal Realm bloodline, and that the Supreme Being of the Myriad Dragon Nest was very fond of him.

"Knowing so many secrets of the Immortal Realm, and having countless connections with the Heavenly Court, with the bloodline of the Immortal Realm... Could it be that the Undying Emperor has lived a second life and is pretending to be young here?"

Emperor Jun was filled with apprehension. It made no sense that the Emperor could be reincarnated, and that the Heavenly Emperor could not be reborn.

The Phoenix's Nirvana is the very path of its race, and the Golden Crow draws much inspiration from it on its cultivation journey.

"They're all old fogies, when will it be my turn to step up?"

The young Emperor Jun was indignant. It was agreed that there would be one emperor per generation, and that the golden age would belong to the young. But he did not expect that the emperors would be so lacking in martial virtue, either reincarnating or retaining their Dao fruits to deceive him, a little golden crow who was thousands of years old.

The Heavenly Court in this era is too treacherous. Let alone a quasi-emperor who has just touched the threshold of supreme power, even a genuine emperor might encounter trouble if he came in person. He must not act rashly.

Cultivating himself and waiting for the opportune moment, Di Jun summoned the drive he had in his youth, lay dormant in the Heavenly Court, absorbed various Taoist wisdoms, overcame obstacles, and rebuilt the foundation for his ascension to the throne.

To live a brand new life, one must discard the old ways and practices. Only by innovating and reforming can one be worthy of the foundation for the second life.

The dragon lies hidden in the abyss for ten long years. Fire Mulberry Star lost an ancestor, and the Heavenly Court gained a Golden Crow General. Emperor Jun conquered all directions, repeatedly defying the Holy Kings as a Saint, and became famous throughout the starry sky. He successfully infiltrated the core of the Heavenly Court.

During this period, the six ancient wells left behind by the Daoist appeared one after another, and the ancient star roared continuously for several years, emitting the chanting of three thousand ancient demons, which was terrifying and overwhelming, shaking all races.

The seventh Immortal Well, in particular, is the most precious elixir formed from the Holy Spirit's altar. It almost filled the ancient well, giving everyone a huge surprise and shock.

"Daoist Master!!!"

"I hate you so much! Why didn't you die ten thousand years earlier, blocking my path to enlightenment!"

In the final moment, the indomitable resentment of the Great Perfection Holy Spirit broke through the ancient well, and in a fleeting instant, it recreated its battle power from countless ages ago, making countless people wary.

Fortunately, it was just a lingering obsession, which came quickly and went quickly. As the last trace of will dissipated, the immortal wine brewed by the Dao Venerable was completely finished. It could be used to help children establish their foundation and to help supreme beings cultivate. Its effects were comparable to the blood of an emperor and rivaled the elixir of immortality.

"The Holy Spirit's stone head."

The Golden Crow Demon Emperor looked at the ancient well and shook his head, saying, "To provoke the current Heavenly Venerable is incredibly unwise. You think you are a chaotic being, it's no wonder you can't achieve the Dao."

If he is the Holy Spirit, he will surely lie dormant until there is no Emperor before emerging into the world; that would be the safest and best course of action.

The ninth level of Quasi-Emperor only grasps a trace of the Imperial Law, which is the opening of the Imperial Realm. There is still a long way to go, and the gap between them is greater than that between a mortal and a Quasi-Emperor.

It takes four or five half-step Dao-achievers who have made the ultimate leap to kill a Supreme Being, and it takes four or five Supreme Beings to fight a contemporary Emperor.

Even in the later years of an emperor, it would require at least two Great Perfection Holy Spirits to join forces, and even the slightest misstep could lead to the same fate as the Void Emperor—mutual destruction.

Character determines destiny. Di Jun listened to the echo of the Holy Spirit's lingering thoughts, drank a cup of Holy Spirit's celestial wine without changing his expression, and his gaze was firm. He would never do anything foolish like the Holy Spirit. If this life didn't work out, he would try the next.

At the end of the mythological era, the Heavenly Court collapsed, and the Immortal Emperor reaped immense benefits.

In this life, there is also a Heavenly Court, and he will also be the one who stalks the cicada!

(End of this chapter)